Indictment - Arizona Attorney General

COUNT 5FRAUDULENT SCHEMES AND PRACTICESOn or about September 22, 2004, PATRICK CHORPENNING, SR., the Director of theArizona Department of Veterans’ Services, in a matter related to the business conducted by theArizona Department of Veterans’ Services, a state department or state agency, pursuant to ascheme or artifice to defraud or deceive, knowingly falsified, concealed or covered up theemployment of Patrick Chorpenning, Jr. by the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services,pursuant to an Interagency Service Agreement with Arizona State University, by stating in amemorandum to the Chief of Staff of the Governor’s Office that Patrick Chorpenning had leftthe Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services to start a public policy consulting firm, whichwas a material fact by trick scheme or device, in violation of A.R.S. §§ 13-2311, 13-2301, 13-301, 13-302, 13-303, 13-304, 13-701, 13-702, 13-801 & 13-811.COUNT 6MISUSE OF PUBLIC MONIESOn or between November 1, 2003 and March 31, 2007, PATRICK CHORPENNING,SR., the Director of the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services, a public agency, who wascharged with the receipt, safekeeping, transfer or disbursement of public money, without lawfulauthority, appropriated $38,595 to the use of the Arizona Department of Veterans’ ServicesEmployee Recognition Fund, in violation of A.R.S. §§ 35-301, 35-302, 41-601, 41-603, 41-603.01, 41-604, 41-608, 41-608.01, 41-776, 13-301, 13-302, 13-303, 13-304, 13-701, 13-702,13-801 & 13-811.4

Pursuant to A.R.S. § 21-425, the State Grand Jurors find that the offenses describedabove were committed in Maricopa County, Arizona.(A "True Bill")TERRY GODDARDATTORNEY GENERALSTATE OF ARIZONADated:Theodore CampagnoloAssistant Attorney GeneralForeperson of the State Grand Jury#6058836